Applicator holder



Sept. 14, 1965 D. A. sEAvER APPLICATOR HOLDER Filed Jan. 29, 1964 Rr.`me NV Ea Ve m5 A w w D a uns United States Patent O 3,205,523 APPLICATORHLDER Donald A. Seaver, West Cheshire, Conn., assignor to ScovillManufacturing Company, Waterbury, Conn., a corporation of ConnecticutFiled Jan. 29, 1964, Ser. No. 341,036 4 Claims. (Cl. 15--184) Thisinvention relates to applicator holders and is particularly applicableto a holder and sheath combination for a finely textured brush used inapplying cosmetic powder.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder of this type which hasa smooth pleasing appearance and which can be economically manufactured.To this end, it consists of a minimum number of parts which can beeasily made and assembled to form the complete unit.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter morefully appear.

FIG. l is a front elevational view of a brush holder embodying myinvention, in closed position;

FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. l, showing the cover cap removed andthe brush exposed;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view on a larger scale, showing the brushsheathed and the cover cap in position;

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, showing the brush unsheathed;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the upper end of the holder shell;

FIG. 6 is an upper plan view of the shell shown in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the lug stop sectionof the device.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a tubular holdershell having a closed bottom end 11. Formed into the sidewall of theshell 10 is an interior longitudinal rib 12 defining an exterior groove12ay having its lower end gradually merged into the wall of the holdershell as at 13. The upper end of the groove 12a is terminated by asheared slit 14 that provides an abrupt upwardly facing shoulder 15 andan abrupt downwardly facing shoulder 16 for reasons which will appearlater.

The brush, designated by the numeral 17, has all its bristles anchoredwithin a brush ferrule 18 in any suitable manner, as by glue. Theferrule 18 is removably telescoped into the upper end of the holdershell 10 and frictionally held therein as by three outward elongatednubs 19 positioned adjacent the upper end of said ferrule. The ferrule18 is also formed with an inward groove 20 that opens through the lowerend of said ferrule and terminates at its upper end in a shoulder 21that is adapted to abut against the upwardly facing shoulder 15 of thebody rib 12 and predetermines the distance that the ferrule may beinserted into the holder shell 10.

In order to encase and conceal the brush 17 when not in use, a tubularsleeve or sheath shell 22 is provided that is telescopically fitted overthe outer surface of the holder shell 10. The sliding fit of the sleeve22 over the holder shell may be frictionized as by three nubs 23 struckoutwardly from the upper end of said holder shell as seen in FIGS. 5 and6.

The sleeve 22 is moved upwardly for enclosing the brush, and it isnecessary to limit the upper movement of said sleeve so as not toseparate it from the holder shell 10. For this purpose, a sheared nib 25is formed inwardly of C:ce

the sleeve adjacent its lower end and provides an upwardly facing abruptshoulder 25. This nib is adapted to slidably travel within thelongitudinal groove 12a of the holder shell to prevent relative rotationof the sheath to the holder shell, and when the sleeve 22 is movedupwardly, the nib shoulder 25 abuts against the downwardly facingshoulder 16 of the body groove 12a as a positive stop.

When the sleeve 22 is moved to its uppermost sheathing position, itsupper open end may be closed by a cover cap 26 consisting of a beadedexposed end 27 and a neck section 28 that has a slip-fit within theupper open end of said sleeve 22. The cov-er cap 26 may be frictionizedwithin the sleeve as by means of three equally spaced nubs 29 formedoutwardly of the neck section 28.

The holder shell 10 is of substantially the same length as thetelescoping sleeve 22 and has an annular rim 30 which provides a bottomstop for the sleeve 22 and which provides a convenient means forgrasping the holder shell.

One form of the invention is presented here for the purpose ofexemplification, but it will be appreciated that this invention issusceptible to other modified forms coming equally within the scope ofthe appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An applicator comprising (a) a holder shell having an open end and aclosed end, an exterior longitudinal groove and a corresponding internalrib formed in the sidewall of said shell and terminating short of itsopen end to provide a downwardly facing stop shoulder at the upper endof such groove and an upwardly facing interior shoulder at the upper endof said rib;

(b) a ferrule tightly fitting in the open end of said holder shell andhaving means abutting against said upwardly facing shoulder, anapplicator carried by said ferrule and projecting beyond the open end ofsaid holder shell;

(c) a sleeve telescopically fitted over said holder shell and movable topositions to sheath and unsheath said applicator; and

(d) means carried by said sleeve projecting into and slidable in saidlongitudinal groove and adapted to abut said downwardly facing stopshoulder to limit the outward movement of said sleeve and predetermineits sheathing position.

2. An applicator defined in claim 1 wherein a closure cap is removablyfitted to the outer end of said sleeve shell.

3. A brush holder comprising (a) a holder shell having an open end and aclosed end, an exterior longitudinal groove and a corresponding internalrib formed in the sidewall of said shell and terminating short of itsopen end to provide a downwardly facing stop shoulder at the upper endof such groove and an upwardly facing interior shoulder at the upper endof said rib;

(b) a ferrule tightly fitting in the open end of said holder shell andhaving means abutting against said upwardly facing shoulder, a brushcarried by said ferrule and projecting beyond the open end of saidholder shell;

(c) a Sleeve telescopically fitted over said holder shell and movable topositions to sheath and unsheath said brush; and

(d) means carried by said sleeve projecting into and slidable in saidlongitudinal groove and adapted to abut said downwardly facing stopshoulder to limit mine its sheathing position. 4. A brush holder asdened in claim 3 wherein the holder shell and the telescoping sleeve areof substantially the same length and wherein the holder shell has anvannular rim around its bottom to provide a bottom stop for thetelescoping sleeve.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 987,277 3/11Wright 15-169 1,170,744 2/16 Fesler 15-184 X 1,190,227 7/ 16 Fesler15-184 1,457,615 6/23 Bunker 15-184 CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, PrimaryExaminer.

3. A BRUSH HOLDER COMPRISING (A) A HOLDER SHELL HAVING AN OPEN END AND ACLOSED END, AN EXTERIOR LONGITUDINAL GROOVE AND A CORRESPONDING INTERNALRIB FORMED IN THE SIDEWALL OF SAID SHELL AND TERMINATING SHORT OF ITSOPEN END TO PROVIDE A DOWNWARDLY FACING STOP SHOULDER AT THE UPPER ENDOF SUCH GROOVE AND AN UPWARDLY FACING INTERIOR SHOULDER AT THE UPPER ENDOF SAID RIB; (B) A FERRULE TIGHTLY FITTING IN THE OPEN END OF SAIDHOLDER SHELL AND HAVING MEANS ABUTTING AGAINST SAID UPWARDLY FACINGSHOULDER, A BRUSH CARRIED BY SAID FERRULE AND PROJECTING BEYOND THE OPENEND OF SAID HOLDER SHELL;